Pattern Bombing

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

43/100

Date Released

16 Dec 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1When French Fleet Tricked Hitler (Captured Nazi Film)
2. 2Desert Salvage
3. 3Through Fire and Water
4. 4Pattern Bombing
5. 5Three ‘Kills’ by Mosquito Pilot
6. 6The War in New Guinea
7. 7Trailer: The Skeleton in the Cupboard

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

Baltimore bombers back up the Fifth Army’s push towards Rome. When called upon to bomb certain area where the Germans were concealed with some 500 guns, the bombers ‘pattern bomb’ a whole area.

Keywords

Aviation; War damage; Military

Locations

Italy

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

Film clip

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